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February 29, 2000 IBM Magstar 3590 Model A60 Controller Features Enhance Connectivity
At a GlanceThe IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem provides a high level of performance, reliability, data integrity, and cartridge capacity. It now has these additional attachment options available for ESCON customers that utilize the Magstar 3590 A60 Tape Controller:
For ordering, contact: Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001). OverviewThe IBM Magstar® 3590 Tape Subsystem provides high performance, reliability, data integrity, and cartridge capacity. With this announcement, there is increased flexibility for utilizing the Magstar 3590 Tape Drive in ESCON® environments. The 3590 Model A60 Controller now allows up to eight ESCON attachments. In addition, by utilizing new Adjacent Frame Support features on the IBM Magstar 3494 Tape Library , a 3590 Model A60 Controller in a 3494 Model D14 frame can attach to 3590 Tape Drives in an adjacent Model D12, L12, or L14 frame. This allows a customer to attach up to ten 3590 Tape Drives to a 3590 Model A60 Controller in a 3494 Tape Library. "Call Home" service support is also now available with the Magstar 3590 Model A60 or A50 Controller. The features and functions described fulfill the following items from the Product Preview included with the previously announced Magstar 3590 A60 Tape Controller:
Future features and capabilities of the Magstar 3590 Model A60 that provide more function for S/390® and open systems environments will include:
Previews provide insight into IBM plans and directions. Specific availability dates, ordering information, and terms and conditions will be provided when the product is announced. Refer to Hardware Announcement 199-183 , dated July 27, 1999. Key PrerequisitesThe Magstar 3590 Model A60 Controller attaches to ESCON channels on ES/3090™, ES/9000®, or S/390 systems. Appropriate levels of OS/390® (MVS/ESA™), DFSMS/MVS®, VM/ESA®, VSE/ESA®, or TPF are required, which may vary depending on whether Magstar 3590 E Model or B Model Tape Drives are attached. Planned Availability DatesApril 21, 2000, except for MES features on the 3494 Models D12, L12, and L14, which have a planned availability date of June 30, 2000. DescriptionThese enhancements to the Magstar 3590 Model A60 Controller increase the connectivity and attachment options over the predecessor 3590 Model A50 and A00 Controllers. Included in these enhancements are the following:
Eight ESCON Channel Attachment SupportThe initial announcement of the 3590 Model A60 Controller included support for one or two dual-ported ESCON channel attachment features, providing attachment to two or four host ESCON channels. Now you can have one to four dual-ported ESCON channel attachment features, providing up to eight ESCON channel attachments, which is four times the attachment capability of the 3590 Model A50 Controller. Each channel can have up to 64 logical channels and it supports multiple logical paths per MVS™ image. Adjacent Frame SupportThe Adjacent Frame Support features on the Magstar 3494 Tape Library allow Magstar 3590 Tape Drives in a 3494 Model D12, L12, or L14 frame to attach to a 3490 Model A60 Controller in an adjacent 3494 Model D14 Drive Unit frame. Up to ten 3590 Tape Drives can be attached to a single Model A60 Controller. New 3494 Model D12 or L12 frames can be ordered from IBM with feature number 9062 (Adjacent Frame Drives — Plant) to attach to a 3590 Model A60 Controller in a new or installed 3494 Model D14 frame. Feature number 4060 (Adjacent Frame Support) must be ordered on the Model D14. Tape drives in installed 3494 Model D12, L12, and L14 frames will also be able to attach to a 3590 Model A60 Controller in a new or installed 3494 Model D14 frame by ordering feature numbers 4062 (Adjacent Frame Drives — Field). With Adjacent Frame Support, all the Magstar 3590 Tape Drives in the 3494 Model L14, L12, or D12 must be attached to a 3590 Model A60 Controller in an adjacent 3494 Model D14 frame. Any 3590 Model A50 or A00 Controller in a Model L14 is no longer available for use. The expanded attachment available with the 3590 Model A60 in a 3494 Tape Library makes it a very cost effective solution compared to other ESCON solutions. “Call Home”The "Call Home" function automatically opens a service alert when a problem occurs with the Magstar 3590 Model A60 or A50 Controller. A service representative can be sent to the installation and status information can be transmitted to the Support Center for problem evaluation. In addition, "Call Home" allows these alerts to be sent to a pager service so that multiple people, including the customer, can be notified. This function is implemented with no new hardware, utilizing the Remote Support Feature 2710, 2711, or 2712 already installed. The service representative can activate this function at the installation of the 3590 Model A60 or A50, and service menus can be used to activate or deactivate this function. "Call Home" is supported on the 3590 Model A60 and A50 in stand-alone, Silo, and 3494 Tape Library solutions. As an added benefit, in the 3494 environment, you can initiate the "Call Home" process via the 3494 library manager operator panel. Year 2000This product does not have date dependencies and is therefore Year 2000 ready. Euro CurrencyThis product is not impacted by euro currency. Product PositioningIBM provides the Magstar 3590 in a range of product offerings to meet a diverse set of customer requirements. The Magstar 3590 Model A60 Controller was developed to exploit the higher performance of the Magstar 3590 E Model Tape Drives and to provide the technology platform for future tape controller enhancements such as this announcement. The 3590 Model A60 Controller can be used in the following offerings:
Magstar 3590The IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem, attached to the IBM 3590 Model A60 Controller, provides attachment of IBM's highest performance, large capacity tape subsystem to ESCON channels. It should be the tape subsystem of choice in any ESCON environment on ES/3090, ES/9000, or S/390 systems where a reliable, affordable, fast tape data rate or high capacity is needed. The Magstar 3590 offers significant enhancements in performance, capacity, data integrity, reliability, and availability over IBM 3480, 3490, or 3490E tape drives. The Magstar 3590 may also relieve backup time and space constraints and provide the increased capacity needed to support today's growing disk backup requirements. Although the 3590 provides the capability of very high tape performance, other components of the system may limit the actual performance achieved. Magstar 3590 in a 3494The Magstar 3590 offers the greatest performance and capacity for use in the IBM 3494. One to four Magstar 3590 Model B1A Tape drives or one to four Magstar 3590 Model E1A Tape drives can be installed in each 3494 Model D14 with a 3590 Model A60 Controller. A Model A60 in a 3494 Model D14 Drive Unit frame with four Magstar 3590 Tape Drives and Adjacent Frame Support can attach to drives in an adjacent 3494 Model L12 or L14 frame, thereby attaching up to a total of six Magstar 3590 Tape Drives. Or a Model A60 in a 3494 Model D14 Drive Unit frame with four 3590 Tape Drives can attach to drives in an adjacent 3494 Model D12 frame, thereby attaching up to a total of ten tape drives. Magstar Virtual Tape Server managed Magstar 3590s, Magstar 3590 drives, Magstar 3590 Model A00, Magstar 3590 Model A50, Magstar 3590 Model A60, and 3490E drives can all be intermixed within a Magstar 3494 Tape Library. 3590 Silo Compatible Tape SubsystemThe Magstar 3590 can be used with StorageTek 4410 and 9310 using Magstar 3590 Model B1A or E1A Tape Drives, a Magstar 3590 C12/C14 Frame, and 3590 Model A50 or A60 Controllers. One or two 3590 Model A60 Controllers in a 3590 Model C10 Silo Compatible Frame are attached to one to four 3590 Tape Drives in a 3590 Model C12 or C14 Silo Compatible Frame. The "3490E" emulation provided by the 3590 Model A50 or A60 can be used for attachment of the Magstar 3590 Tape Drives in a StorageTek automated library to ES/3090, ES/9000, or S/390 systems. This provides the Magstar benefits of increased capacity, reliability, and performance over 18/36-track technology in an affordable offering to StorageTek tape library users. The Magstar 3590 Silo Compatible Frame (Model C12 or C14) also offers a migration path to an IBM automation solution consisting of IBM automation, 3590 and 3490 drive technology, IBM DFSMS™, and where appropriate a Magstar Virtual Tape Server. Integration of Magstar 3590 drive technology in StorageTek libraries allows you to immediately benefit from Magstar 3590 technology, while planning a migration (at your own pace) to a total IBM solution. Moving Magstar 3590 to Different Storage SolutionsMagstar 3590 offers configuration flexibility and long range customer investment protection in its unique ability to be used, and re-used, in multiple storage solutions. Capitalizing on IBM's Seascape™ architecture, Magstar 3590 Tape Drives are storage assets that can be moved from storage solution to storage solution. Through features and model conversions, Magstar 3590 Tape Drives can be transformed to fit into stand-alone subsystems (Model A14 or standard racks), StorageTek silos, or IBM 3494 automated solutions (including Magstar Virtual Tape Server). An initial investment in the Magstar 3590 Tape Drive can now grow with your ever changing business requirements. Reference InformationRefer to Hardware Announcement 199-183 , dated July 27, 1999.
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PublicationsThe following publications are shipped with the products and will be updated to include these features. Additional copies of the Introduction and Planning Guides will be available by March 31, 2000. Additional copies of the Operator's Guides will be available by April 28, 2000.
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IBM Magstar(R) 3590 Tape Subsystem GA32-0329
Introduction and Planning Guide
IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem GA32-0330
Operator's Guide
IBM Magstar 3494 Tape Library GA32-0279
Introduction and Planning Guide
IBM Magstar 3494 Tape Library GA32-0280
Operator's Guide
Updates of the Introduction and Planning Guides are available now at: Copies can be ordered via the Publication Notification System (PNS) Web site at: Displayable Softcopy PublicationsThe product books are offered in displayable softcopy form. The displayable manuals are shipped on a CD-ROM as part of the Online Library Omnibus Edition Hardware Collection , publication SK2T-5843. These displayable manuals can be used with the BookManager® READ licensed programs in any of the supported environments. Terms and conditions for use of the machine-readable files are shipped with the files. Technical InformationSpecified Operating Environment
Hardware Requirements
Up to eight ESCON® channel attachments can now be specified on the 3590 Model A60 Controller using feature number 3412 (Dual ESCON Attachment). Each 3412 feature provides two ESCON channel attachments, so now the maximum quantity of feature number 3412 has been increased to four. Magstar 3494 Adjacent Frame Support Magstar 3590 Tape Drives in a 3494 Model D12, L12, or L14 frame can now be attached to a 3590 Model A60 in an adjacent 3494 Model D14 frame. Support for up to ten 3590 Tape Drives attached to a 3590 Model A60 is allowed as follows:
Software Requirements: Magstar 3590 Tape Drives attached through the 3590 Model A60 Controller to ESCON channels are supported on ES/3090™, ES/9000®, and S/390 systems as provided in OS/390® (MVS/ESA™), VM/ESA®, VSE/ESA®, and TPF operating system environments. Limitations: For 3494 Adjacent Frame Support, four Magstar 3590 Tape Drives must be installed and attached to the 3590 Model A60 in the 3494 Model D14 frame before drives in an adjacent 3494 Model D12, L12, or L14 frame can be attached to the Model A60. With Adjacent Frame Support, all the Magstar 3590 Tape Drives in the 3494 Model L14, L12, or D12 must be attached to a 3590 Model A60 Controller in the adjacent 3494 Model D14 frame. Any 3590 Model A00 or A50 Controller in a 3494 Model L14 is no longer usable when feature number 4062 (Adjacent Frame Drives — Field) is installed. Planning InformationCustomer Responsibilities: Physical planning is a customer responsibility. The 3590 Model A60 Controller may require subsystem microcode updates by the IBM service representative for the proper installation and operation of the announced features. Please review this information with your IBM representative to insure that this requirement is incorporated into your installation planning. Detailed physical planning information for the Magstar 3590 Tape Drives is in the IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem Introduction and Planning Guide (GA32-0329). Cable Orders: Additional cables for 3494 Adjacent Frame Support are provided with feature numbers 4060, 4062, and 9062. Security, Auditability, and ControlThis product uses the security and auditability features of host hardware, host software, and/or application software to which it is attached. The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities. Terms and ConditionsThis product is available for purchase under the terms of the IBM Customer Agreement. IBM hardware products are manufactured from new parts and used parts. In some cases, the hardware product may have been previously installed. Regardless, IBM's warranty terms apply. MES Discount Applicable: Equal to the volume commitment discount Field-Installable Feature: Yes Licensed Internal Code: Same license terms and conditions as designated machine ChargesThe charges provided in this announcement are suggested retail prices for the U.S. only and are provided for your information only. Dealer prices may vary, and prices may also vary by country. Prices are subject to change without notice. For additional information and current prices, contact your local IBM representative.
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Machine Feature Purchase Monthly Install Install
Description Type Model Number Price MMC Only Only
Drive Frame 3494 D14
Adjacent 4060 $1,500 NC N N
Frame
Support
Drive Frame 3494 D12
Adjacent 4062 1,500 NC Y N
Frame
Drives --
Field
Adjacent 9062 NC NC N Y
Frame
Drives --
Plant
Control 3494 L12
Frame
Adjacent 4062 1,500 NC Y N
Frame
Drives --
Field
Adjacent 9062 NC NC N Y
Frame
Drives --
Plant
Control 3494 L14
Frame
Adjacent 4062 1,500 NC Y N
Frame
Drives --
Field
MMC = Minimum Maintenance Charge
MES Removal: Yes on all features, at no charge ServiceSuite and ServiceElect Maintenance Charges
Monthly
Machine Feature Onsite
Description Type Model Number 24 x 7
Drive Frame 3494 D14
Adjacent Frame Support 4060 NC
Drive Frame 3494 D12
Adjacent Frame Drives 4062 NC
-- Field
Adjacent Frame Drives 9062 NC
-- Plant
Control Frame 3494 L12
Adjacent Frame Drives 4062 NC
-- Field
Adjacent Frame Drives 9062 NC
-- Plant
Control Frame 3494 L14
Adjacent Frame Drives 4062 NC
-- Field
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